St. Landry Parish sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers trained in defensive tactics at the Eunice Blackbelt Academy. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
“St. Landry Parish Ninjas.”
A rut on the edge of Belleau Road only gives a hint of the problem left by mud riders that have drawn the attention of Timmy Lejeune, a St. Landry Parish Council member. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
A Eunice area Parish Council member wants to discourage mud riders from tearing up public roads by allowing their trucks to be seized.
Timmy Lejeune, District 11 councilman, said, mud riders are leaving ruts 3-feet deep in some parish roads.
A two-vehicle wreck injured four people -- one person airlifted to a Lafayette hospital -- at about 4 p.m. Saturday on U.S.. 190 at Donald Richard Road, KATC is reporting.
St. Landry Parish’s unemployment rate rose from 7.9 percent in December to 8.6 percent in January, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The parish’s jobless rate rose from 6.9 percent in January 2014.
Jeremy Alford
With the governor opposed to any net tax increases this session, practically every corner of state government is turning to fees as an avenue to generate additional dollars for the upcoming fiscal year.
The following is the St. Landry Parish Smooth Ride Home Rural Road Improvement Program Phase 1B work schedule for March 23 to 27 released Friday.
The following is the St. Landry Parish Smooth Ride Home Rural Road Improvement Program Phase 1B work schedule for March 23 to 27 released Friday.
Among the attendees at the annual conference for Louisiana’s community and technical colleges were from left, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, former Gov. Mike Foster, former Gov. Edwin Edwards, former Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Louisiana Community and Technical College System President Monty Sullivan. (Submitted Photo)
Former Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster was presented with the Inaugural Murphy J. “Mike” Foster Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Community and Technical Colleges in Louisiana last week at the annual conference for Louisiana’s community and technical colleges.
Dane Thibodeaux, left, of The TECHE (Teche, Ecology, Culture, History and Education) Project presented Parish President Bill Fontenot and the Parish Council with a certificate and map noting the designation by the National Park System on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
St. Landry Parish’s government was thanked for its support of Bayou Teche being named into the National Water Trails system in January.
SLEMCO is now accepting applications for 20 college scholarships — each worth $2,000 — to be awarded in a random drawing at the electric cooperative’s annual membership meeting June 6, in Lafayette.
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio logs.
March 19
06:17 800 block of North 2nd; caller asked police to talk to children about bullying.
06:37 1000 block of West Park; woman said her child’s father is yelling to see child.
Perceptions about the direction of the state have slowly improved over the past two years, according to the 2015 Louisiana Survey.
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
